Get well soon, RemDawg... our thoughts and prayers are with you...
Posted on 05/06/2009 11:08:03 PM PDT by nutmeg
BOSTON, MA – NESN announced today that Red Sox color commentator Jerry Remy will take a leave of absence for an indefinite period of time so that he can fully recover from the effects of cancer surgery.
“I want to focus on completing my recovery so that I can return to work without distractions or interruptions,” said Remy, adding that he had hoped for a more immediate return but experienced a setback due to an infection and subsequent case of pneumonia.
Remy, a former smoker who underwent surgery for lung cancer late last year, said he hopes his experience will serve as a cautionary tale about the adverse health effects of smoking. “I hope that disclosing my bout with cancer will reinforce the dangers of smoking to every member of Red Sox Nation, especially children,” said Remy, who joined the network in 1988 and has teamed with play-by-play announcer Don Orsillo since 2001.
“Jerry is beloved, and on behalf of everyone in Red Sox Nation, I want him to know that he is in our thoughts. We will sorely miss him in the broadcast, but the most important thing is that he takes all the time he needs to recover,” said Sox chairman Tom Werner....
(Excerpt) Read more at 2.nesn.com ...
Don Orsillo's comments about Jerry Remy's cancer surgery and recovery (also many other recent videos featuring Jerry Remy)
Baseball Musings - Jerry Remy's cancer
Boston Globe: Remy Remy taking indefinite leave after cancer surgery
Get well soon, RemDawg... our thoughts and prayers are with you...
Prayers going up for a fellow lung cancer survivor’s full recovery.
I remember him as a player, prayers up from a Yankees fan.
God bless Jerry Remy. Prayers for a full and quick recovery.
Best color commentator...ever. God bless you, Jerry, and get well soon!
Get well Remdog, praying for you.
God bless you too, GloriaJane! :o)
Remdog is going to pull through and kick the big “C”.
I sure hope so, Red Steel. I was pretty depressed to hear this news about the RemDawg last night. Hope he's back in the NESN "saddle" with Don again soon, and is there for many years to come.
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